"Being a Project Sponsor is an Opportunity to

'make a difference'."

"To be someone who can 'make it happen'."

"To implement your strategy."

- for Project Sponsors



Strategy is execution! Without execution, strategy is just intent. Strategy is implemented mostly through projects.

Being a Project Sponsor is your means of ensuring your strategy is implemented without having to run the project yourself.

No project can be 100% successful without your effective governance — so you make a real difference to your project’s success.

As only 5% of projects are wholly successful (all outcomes and benefits on time and budget) you can put yourself in this category.

Imagine knowing you’re one of the top 5% of Project Sponsors worldwide — measured on results achieved!

Our “Complete Project Sponsor Education and Support Program” makes being in this top 5% possible.

This means you’ll be able to:

  • deliver business outcomes and end states — get where you want to be
  • and deliver business benefits — the results of the business outcomes
  • and deliver business value — realize the financial benefits
  • and deliver on or under time and budget.

It can be done. With our guidance and support, AGL installed SAP on time, under budget and all benefits realized. The top executive governing the project fully ‘owned’ every dimension and benefit. A top 5% project.

I’ve spent 18 years researching what can put you in the top 5% — the drivers and characteristics of top 5% projects. A key component is effective, informed, active project governance.

But I have found, over the past 20 years, that over 90% of executives in Project Sponsor roles are not clear as to their role or how to action it. So you are not alone.

Yet you can easily make project governance one of your core competencies! This will make you stand out amongst your peers.

You’ll know:

  • What to look for on your project to ensure it is not failing
  • How to ascertain your project’s true status
  • What to do when issues are escalating
  • What action to take and avoid
  • The key characteristics of a successful Steering Committee
  • The difference between a good and bad communications plan
  • What questions to ask to assess each type of project document

Project Sponsorship uses different skills and knowledge to line management — it is a set of skills and knowledge that you can learn. But, it is not rocket science.

Your organization may be able to give you a list of your accountabilities (if you’re lucky) but expects you to automatically know how to meet them. They don’t see it as their job to help you.

So we have. You’ll be able to

  • Focus on the right issues in the right way
  • Make decisions quickly and easily based on a thorough understanding of your role and your project
  • Avoid the common mistakes
  • Achieve more in less time and with less stress.

“This is your project and you need to own it and be proud of its (and your) success.”

You have a choice — a progressive education and support program or you can select from the components of our Project Sponsor Program.

Progressively, usually over six months (unless you want to do it faster), our Education and Support Program gives you the essential knowledge to be a Project Sponsor, how to work jointly with your project team and business stakeholders to deliver the expected business outcomes and value, so that you receive peer and senior management recognition for delivering a truly successful project.

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Dear friend
The Complete Project Sponsor Education and Support Program gives you the background, context, knowledge and practical guidance to be a successful Sponsor (which means delivering a successful project to peer acknowledgement).

And, the program is inexpensive. If this Program reduces your project by just one day it will have paid for itself many times over!

One thing you probably already know is that, as Project Sponsor, you are accountable for the delivery of the promised benefits. Great. But what else?

As a result of our Program you’ll know:

Most projects are not set up to deliver the promised benefits.

You’ll know how to correct this — how to focus your project on your true business outcomes
Your Project Manager/Director is key to your success. But how do you ensure they are the right person for the job?

You’ll know the characteristics to look for and the bases for selecting your project manager (and how to manage him/her on an ongoing basis)

Consultants are often used on projects. How do you select them and then, most importantly, manage them to get the value you’re paying a premium for? You’ll know the rules for selecting and governing consultants, and measuring their performance
What’s involved in chairing your Project Steering Committee. What the characteristics of successful Steering Committees are You’ll know how to select who should be on your Committee and how it needs to be run to be effective

Projects are dynamic. Problems arise, changes are requested, external events impact the project. How do you deal with this and stay focused?

You’ll know how to remain focused on the ‘forest’ when you’re surrounded by ‘leaves, twigs and trees’.
Being a project sponsor is an active role. You need to make key decisions, resolve issues quickly and give leadership. But how? You’ll know the parameters and processes to maintain control, focus your energies and be seen to lead the project
Systems seem to cost more than and deliver less than they should. How do you exercise control?

You’ll know the 12 key systems cost drivers, so you can make an informed decision as to how you want your systems to be designed and operated.

And much, much more…  

With all of this knowledge and support you’ll be able to:

  • reduce your (and your project’s) likelihood of failure and embarrassment
  • control and focus the direction of your projects
  • fulfill all of your accountabilities
  • take informed action as necessary
  • provide visible leadership to the project
  • champion the project in the business
  • clear the business path for the project’s success
  • provide informed governance and independent perspective at all times
  • deliver all of the business outcomes, benefits and value expected.

Thereby sponsoring your project confidently and competently to recognized success.
Project Governance will be one of your core competencies!
Click here to immediately enroll in this outstanding Education and Support Program.


So what does the Progressive Education and Support Program consist of?

You’ll get, each month over six months (or other period as you specify), a set of Education and Support materials consisting of:

  • audios on key topics,
  • presentations to walk you through key ideas,
  • ebooks that cover specific topics in more depth,
  • practical, useful checklists
  • and other essential guides and materials for you to use immediately.

You’ll also get

  • regular copies of our world reknown EG Newsletter to give you new insights and further information
  • additional bonuses from time to time that will deal with one or two pertinent issues in more depth
  • AND six half-hour one-on-one phone calls with one of our Governance experts to talk through any particular issues orproblems you or your project is having. Private, expert advice on tap.

Progressively you’ll be equipped to govern and lead your project into the top 5% of projects worldwide.

When you know what you’re doing, what to look for, how to preempt problems, steer the project into business as usual and realize the desired business outcomes, the whole performance of the project and its results increase exponentially. This Program has increased many project’s realized benefits by between 10 and 50%!

Yet the total cost is less than you’d spend on a top consultant for a day. For most projects it’s a fraction of one day’s project running costs.

Click here to immediately enroll in this outstanding Education and Support Program.


“What will I learn?”

Some of you will want to know what exactly you’ll learn. Here’s what you’ll learn in each session:

Session
Learning
Materials Provided
1
Audio: How to be a Project Sponsor
Why projects lose their value or fail
The Project Sponsor role and accountabilities
What do you need to know about your project?
How to clarify and agree accountabilities for all roles
How to determine (and defend) your project’s scope

Transcript +
The Complete Project Sponsor Handbook
The Project Sponsor Charter
Project Sponsor Quick Reference Guide

2
Audio: The different types of re-engineering
Re-engineering and business requirements
Understanding systems
How to select software
How to manage the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of your systems
Transcript +
Why IT Projects are Different
Keep it simple (ebook)
The Essential Governance Guide to Controlling Systems Costs
3
Audio: Why projects fail to deliver the expected value
How to define your project’s ‘desired business outcomes’
How to define and maximize your benefits
How to assess your project’s value proposition
How to present your business case
How to plan an effective stakeholder management program
Transcript +
Solving the Benefits Puzzle
The Essential Governance Guide to Value Engineering
4
Audio: How to manage consultants
How to manage your project manager
How to manage your steering committee
How to allocate the right resources
How to manage consultants
How to monitor and manage project progress
Transcript +
The Project Steering Committee Charter
Consultants.CON
How to manage consultants
5
Audio: How to protect the value of your project
How to manage risks and CSFs
How to resolve issues
How to evaluate your project’s Health Check
How to champion your project
Transcript +
How to manage Critical Success Factors
How to Govern Project Risks
6
Audio: How to measure your success
How to plan effective organizational change
How to manage your project’s value
How to ensure progressive benefits delivery
How to ensure your project is ready to implement
How to ensure post-project benefits are delivered
Transcript +
Understanding benefits
The Essential Governance Guide to Benefits Delivery

ENROLLMENT FORM

GUARANTEE This amazing Project Sponsor education and support program has never been available before. And it comes with a full guarantee.

If any time you feel you are not receiving value from the course you can terminate it immediately, incurring no further costs, and, on return of the course materials supplied to date, obtain a full refund for the whole course costs.

I am supremely confident in this course having provided it to acclaim to clients since 1999.


ENROLL ME NOW

Please enroll me in the six session Complete Project Sponsor Education and Support Program at a cost of US$997 per session.

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